Air Canada plane diverted to Vancouver after engine shuts down mid-flight

An Airbus A320 (A320-200) jetliner, belonging to Air Canada, as seen in this file photo, was diverted back to Vancouver on Sunday.

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An Air Canada flight travelling from Vancouver to Anchorage, Alaska, was diverted mid-flight due to what the airline called an “engine shutdown.”

Air Canada flight 538 left Vancouver International Airport (YVR) with 112 passengers on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. PT.

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The Airbus 320 plane had been flying for just under an hour when it diverted back to Vancouver at about 2:11 p.m., while travelling at around 26,000 feet, according to FlightAware, a plane-tracking site.

The plane encountered an “engine shutdown” and “landed normally,” Air Canada said.